Morning Brief april 20th, 2021

FINANCIAL MARKET HEADLINES
| TUNISIA | ATTIJARI BANK | NBI up 3.3% in Q1 2021
In Q1 2021, Attijari Bank's NBI grew by 3.3% y-o-y to TND 129.9 Mn. Loans decreased by -0.7% while deposits increased by 5.1% since the end of 2020.

ECONOMIC HEADLINES
| MOROCCO | OFFICIAL RESERVE ASSETS | An increase of 2.5% y-o-y as of April 9th 2021
As of April 9th 2021, Morocco's Official Reserve Assets reached MAD 304.3 Bn. These show an increase of 2.5% year-on-year and a decrease of 0.4% compared to the previous week.

| GABON | CEMENT | Domestic production down 5.4% in 2020
Cement production in Gabon stood at 510,105 tons in 2020 against 538,983 tons in the previous year, i.e. a decline of 5.4%. Like-wise, the sector’s revenue fell by 6.4% to FCFA 37.1 Bn in 2020 against FCFA 39.7 Bn in 2019.

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